Tipping Point

If you could imagine your food cupboard / plate / picnic without the things that rely on bees to pollinate them...then you would have a sad half-empty cupboard/plate/ picnic...

We need bees that much. and if you are an urbanised soul, then you may not quite realise that, without bees - those small little things that you pay no attention to - our food chain is in trouble....

Bees are in a critical state of emergency - which means we are too. If we don’t get to the bottom of how and why this is happening and then take all the measures necessary to address it, we can kiss goodbye to the bee - and all that it does for us.

VANISHING OF THE BEES will make a vital contribution to raising awareness on all these issues. Like the film, Tipping Point Film Fund – a newly launched organisation – is supported by The Co-operative. We are generating a new fund drawn from donations by the public to support mainstream, cinematic social action feature documentaries that tell us stories we need to know about and act upon. We believe in the power of people and film to make change through 'giving, watching, campaigning'. See our short trailer at:

Sign up to the petitionThe Co-operative is increasingly embracing novel communications channels – such as theatre and film
– to generate debate and motivate people to take action and drive change. If you would like to be invited to future
such events in your area, please tick here – we promise not to email you for any other reason.Dogwoof specialises in distributing films with a strong focus on social issues and ethical
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The Vanishing of the Bees is brought to life in the UK by The co-operative.Not a co-operative member?

This film is brought to you by The Co-operative working together with dogwoof. To help reverse the worrying decline in the UK bee population, The Co-operative has launched Plan Bee, a 10 point plan that includes action on pesticides, actions on farms, funding research and inspiring individuals to make a difference.